Portable wall cabinet



1645,058 Oct. 11,1927. R R KING.

PORTABLE WALL CABINET Filed ADlil 1925 2 sheets-sheet 1 WITNESSES WMW Oct. 11,1927. 1,645,058

R. P. KING PORTABLE WALL cABiNET Filed April 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 WITNESSES ATTO RN EY Patented Oct. 11, 1927.

UNITED STATES ROBERT 1. KING, OF GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA.

PORTABLE WALL CABINET.

Application filed April 14, 1925. Serial No..23,000.

This invention cabinets.

The object is to provide a wall cabinet, such as are commonly used in the bathrooms of houses for holding medicines, toilet arti cles and the like, said cabinet being placed in any desired location and equipped with proper electrical connections, and having the fixed portions of such connections so arranged at the back of the cabinet as to permit the cabinet to be hung or suspended fiat against the wall without interference by the same.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which is equipped with suitable side lights carried by the cabinet to illuminate each side of the face or head of the user while facing a mirror mounted in the cabinet door which, when'shut, forms a closure for the cabinet and affords a. convenient location for the mirror, which is especially useful in bathrooms not otherwise equipped.

A final object is to provide a second mirror mounted on the top of the cabinet and swingable and extensible into a position for coaction with the first-named mirror toenable the user to see reflected in one or the other, the back of the head, or other portions thereof, while in the act of completing the toilet or during the process of shaving, etc.

A full and complete understanding of the invention may be obtained from a consideration of the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, it being understood that while the drawings show a practical form of the invention, the latter is not to be confined to strict conformity with the showing thereof, but may be changed or modified, so long as 'such changes or modifications mark no materelates .to portable wall rial departure from the salient features of the invention, as specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several figures Figure 1 is a front elevation of the im-- proved wall cabinet;

Figure 2 is a rear elevation thereof; Figure 3 is a side view showing the supplemental mirror in use;

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the same. Referring to the drawings there is shown a cabinet of ordinary construction and design and having the usual dimensions, the same being somewhat higher than wide, as viewed from the front, and having a depth to hold bottles or other articles on the customary shelves (not shown) located therein.

The top 1 of the cabinet is provided with eyes 2 near the rear edge thereof for suspending the same from nails or screws on the wall at any desired location, and the front of the cabinetis in the form of a door 3 hinged in the usual manner and provided on its front face with the ordinarymirror 4.

Side wings 5 are secured to the back ofthe cabinet by screws 6 or otherwise, and the rear faces of the wings are adapted to lie flat against the wall, the said wings being. formed, preferably, in some artistic design and adapted to be finished on their front faces in a manner to correspond with the cabinet proper. h

The rear faces of the wings are provided with inclined grooves 7 extending part way through the same and terminating at their lower ends in circular enlargements 8 located substantially at the vertical center lines of the exposed front faces thereof, the said inclined portions extending to the inner edges of the wings where attached to the back of the cabinet. Any standard outlet box 9 may be employed to be fastened in the said enlargements 8, and the same have means for connection with relatively short lengths of protective material 10, such as tubing or the flexible protector known as B. X. of the fiat type in which there is located the usual electrical .conductor or wlre.

The rear faces of the boxes 9 and the connected protectors lie substantially flush with the rear faces of the wings so that they do not prevent the latter from contacting with the supporting wall throughout their surfaces, and the upper ends of the protectors, owing to the inclination of the slots confining the same, converge towards each other at the to of the cabinet, where the same are connected to another outlet box 11 secured to the rear edge of the top 1 of the cabinet I and preferably countersunk into the same, as indicated at 12, the said top extendlng rearwardly beyond the rear face of the back of the cabinet, sothat said box 11 does not in- I terfere with said contact.

The box 11 is provided with an inlet for an extension cord 13, having the usual attachment plug 14 suitably connected to its free end, so that the cabinet may) be hung in any convenient position in the athroom or other room, and suitable connection made with the source of electrical energy for the lightin of the cabinet.

Suita le lamp brackets 15 are secured in position on the front face of the side wings 5, and connection is made to the outlet boxes 9 on the rear thereof, said brackets being preferably of some ornamental design and adapted to receive electric lamps 16 in the usual manner, and having ull chains or turn buttons for controlling tiie lights. The B. X. or tubing serves tostrengthen the back of the cabinet and to more securely tie the side wings thereto and, as has been stated, the manner of mountin the same in the grooves permits the entire cabinet to abut against the wall in a manner to avoid rocking movement of the same.

Mounted on the top 1 of the cabinet and adjacent to the rear edge thereof is a socket 17, in which there is seated the enlarged lower end of an arm 18, the major portion of which is bent downwardly at an angle, as shown at 19, and is in the form of tubing, the length and angularity being such as to permit said arm to be swung to either side to escape the upper corners of the cabinet and to lie adjacent to the wall when not in use.

An extensible rod 20 is seated for sliding movement in said angular extension of the tubular arm and said rod is bent downwardly at its outer, free end and mounted in a swivel 21 having depending ears 22, in which are engaged eyes 23 connected to a mirror frame '24 having a mirror 25 on one orboth faces thereof.

The frictional engagement of the rod 20 in the tubular extension 19 is suflieientto support the weight of the mirror at any adjusted position, and the several swiveled and pivoted connections serve to allow the mirror 25 to be positioned at any desired point or angle in front of the larger mirror 4, to enable the user to see the back of the head or the side thereof, in a well known manner. i

From the foregoing it will be seen that a useful and ornamental device has been provided for installation on the Walls or bathrooms or other rooms for containing medicines, toilet articles, or for general uses; that the same may be readily moved from one location to another Without requiring the services of an expert electrician to connect-up the wiring; that the cabinet is rendered stronger and more durable by the reinforcement of the metal, tubular protectors Which help to connect the wings to the back of the cabinet; and that the provision of the universally adjustable supplemental mirror serves to fulfill a much desired want for such a convenience.

What is claimed is 2- 1. A portable bathroom cabinet comprising a cabinet box having a mirror door at the front; side wings secured to the box against the rear wall to provide a space for electric cable in the rear of the box; and electric lamps carried by said wings arranged behind the plane of the mirror to pro ect light in front of the mirror without being reflected therefrom.

2. A portable wall cabinet for bathrooms comprising a cabinet box having a mirror door; side Wing boards secured against the rear wall of the box having a space for electric cables; electric lamps on the face of the wing boards and arranged behind the planeof the mirror; and electric wiring behind the wing boards for said lamps; said wing boards each having a channel to receive the electric wiring.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature. 

